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Navigating Disability
Welcome to the Navigating Disability Podcast Show!! Your hosts, Kate Read and Jenn Abbott are committed to changing the narrative around 'normal' and 'ability' and look so forward to sharing our weekly guests with you! Get ready to be inspired, empowered and enlivened as we dive into education, lived experiences, expert advice, behind the scenes on political movements and how YOU, our listeners can THRIVE within your community!
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We know how daunting the future can seem from time to time, and when you know you can lean into expert advice and interviews to get your questions answered or your faith renewed, the journey can feel more achievable.
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Navigating Disability
We All Have Unique Needs: Mel James on Motherhood & Advocacy
Mel James is a force of lived experience, resilience, and truth-telling. In this powerful episode, she shares her journey as a mother of children with "unique needs," her advocacy within the disability and education systems, and her personal healing from complex trauma.
Mel dives deep into what it means to raise children in a world that often misunderstands difference, the grief and grace of diagnosis, and why connection, community, and compassion must lead the way.
With fierce vulnerability, Mel calls out systemic failures while offering hard-earned wisdom on self-preservation, acceptance, and advocacy. Whether you're a parent, educator, or ally, this conversation is a must-listen for anyone passionate about shifting the narrative around disability, trauma, and motherhood.
Trigger Warning:
This episode includes discussion of trauma, sexual abuse, and complex PTSD. Please take care while listening.
If you need support, call Lifeline at 13 11 14 (Australia).
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